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World History
Punic Wars Reading Questions – answer these questions as you read thru “The Punic
Wars”
1. Which region located on the North African coast was offering competition to
Rome for power?
2. Which group of people settled Carthage?
3. Carthage had become a great ____________________ competition and led the area
in _________________________.
4. Where else did Carthage have settlements?
5. The ongoing battle between the Roman Republic and Carthage over the right
to rule the Mediterranean took the form of three major wars known as the
_______________________ ________________________.
6. Where did the Republic of Rome suffer many defeats during the First Punic
War? What kind of ships did they build in order to counter Carthage’s
ramming ships?
7. How many ships did the Romans expand their fleet to?
8. At the Battle of ____________________, the Romans won a great victory and began
their march into the Mediterranean.
9. The Romans captured the islands of ______________________, _______________________
and ________________________ in 225 BC. These islands were strategic
________________________ posts for the Carthaginians and therefore great loses for
them.
10. Now the Carthaginians had to look elsewhere to form their trading center, so
they chose __________________.
11. What resources did Spain provide?
12. Who was elected commander of Carthage’s forces following the death of
Hamilcar?
13. In 219 BC, Hannibal and his troops attacked ________________________, an ally of
Rome. The fall of __________________ marked the beginning of the
__________________ ___________________ _________________.
14. What was the disputed territory in the Second Punic War?
15. As Rome sent troops west, what was Hannibal’s plan? Why did he think this
would take the Romans by surprise?
16. What problems did Hannibal run into while marching from Spain thru the
south of Gaul (France)?
17. Once Hannibal reached Italy, he began recruiting more men. He rebuilt his
army, then moved quickly thru Italy, enjoying _________________ after
____________________ until he reached the walls of Rome itself.
18. Once in Rome, Hannibal knew he did not have enough supplies for a siege,
and he saw the ____________ could not be ____________________.
19. What did the Romans decide to do against Hannibal? What did this give the
Roman army time to do?
20. Where was Hannibal invincible?
21. Who was the brilliant general now leading the Romans? What territory did
he conquer?
22. After 14 years in Italy, Hannibal was forced to return home to
________________________________________.
23. What did Hannibal and Scipio agree to do before the planned battle at Zama?
What was the outcome of these talks?
24. At the battle of Zama, Hannibal was ________________________ and Carthage was
forced to give up _______________________.
25. What happened to Hannibal?
26. What happened to Carthage when it tried to rebel again?
27. What happened to the Carthaginians after their defeat in the Third Punic
War?
28. With the final defeat of Carthage, Rome was now the most powerful force in
the western _____________________________.
29. Rome turned eastward and began its further conquest with
________________________ and __________________________.
30. By 50 B.C. the Roman Republic was in control of the entire
_________________________ and well on its way to becoming a mighty empire.